The Osceola times., 1887-12-10

4 Lively Political Year for
Arkansas.

- vOAy AVASASoA = VIZ 1OI
Arkansas.
The year 1888 will BE- . very in.
tsrssting political wear in Arkansas.
dA Sspts.ber there will be . gsuer-
alslsction for state judicial a.d eeuu.
y. s&oss and legislator, (eIospt for
jvdgss WHOSE terms have not sxpir.
sdL sad in Novsnbsr following
Prssi0sutisl elsstors and represent.
stives,ia ss.4rsss will b eiossa.
Cslu.R.&asls, of Lonoks asthns-
izss tie ststsssst that hs will - .
sssdidsss.ssegs~srnss. Il d usdsr-
stssdr thas Cd. z. II. Croeksts of
Arkansas, AAs iinilar iatsnt,sss.
rAs nams sf Ca. Sanss Misshsll
has bees sa.ssssed ecssi1sssLly II
this oo.asstios, but 20 ssthsritssiss
iafor.asios - de subject hes bsss
givss o.. Esrly h tSs present
year The belief w.s Widespread shas
Gov. Hughes wesld sGsr Tor ths
ssat i. The senate fllsd BY James H.
Berry. Later Tie rsport assumed
the fern that b would Be q easdi-
date for rs~sleetisa - governor.
Whatever his intsutious he has thss
far nade no s,gn. Another nane
discussed generally Il that Of Col.
Johs G. Fletcher of t'slaski. II
will b. remembered thas II 1884
psrliassatary tactics deprived hi.
of the nomination for govsrnos sfses
hs had received the necessary ~
iority Of vetes in ths eoavsstioa
A e6aags Of sufficient votes to non.
mate Gov. Hughes WAS made unds.
the rxies before the secretary could
axsoxsee tbs the ballot. This -.
tion dissatisfied Col. Fletcher
frisuls ~ oser the STATE, and haa
greatly increased their nu.ber and
visor. While not authorized ts
seeak. vs think II not improbable
Col. FlsteAsr's friends will presen'
his aano 70 the convcation. Matter.
ESQ. 70 Be shapiag that way n
The nsst reliable .;;isformatio,
poiass to the eaadidacy Of all ,h'
other state o6cers, snlsss the ex
osptioa bs Hon. Daa W. Jones, whs
mas won marked success ~ att"ruey
gensesl, and who is not xnderstoot
! to bs scckiHg another term. Thil
last iaeisdss the newly aPPointcs
auditor Dsninp, Of Monroe, who's,
| name received favorable mention i,
1855. Secretary Moore, who Is I
very popular official, will have a
least two epponsnts, sam l;lack, O
Noaroe, ana Hen. B. Chism, Of I,o
gan. 1here will be no opposition t.
Treasurer Woo.lfuG, and we hav'
not yet learned whether there vii
bs sddition.l candidates for auditor
land commissioner aud sup-rin,ond
ent OF pahiic Instruction, bat = few
will dsxbtioss mstsrializs. NJ. T.
b. Hsesia Of Pslaski. . proninsp
lawyer Of this city, has besn mos
tiossd in ,n"ss complimentary tsrn,
for ses~~sy.gsssrsl.
~ sight-yssr tern for which th,
lsas Ciisl Jsstiss Esgiish wss elect
q h 1850 sill esd is 1883, ssd VI
take Il fer granted Chief Justice 9
3. Csstrill, aov % ably Sad nas
sssiafaessrily 6lliag The vsesnsy thu
asds, wili offer fer shs succession
Tie sIssssllsr, formerly elected ~
cry tss ysars, y SOC appoistsd b,
shs governor. ~hs lest ysss sppsiai
| II C&a~sslIos Carol for The tern o
sisAs yss~s.
AZ % representatives. 10 seagrsss
WisA tie pussibls s1sspsisa ef Dsal
In ~ First district, Vioss iatsasios
| srs ~ yss kss~s, sll nsnbsss Q
sAs Asla essios will sFss isr rs.slse
tiss. fhs probabilities srs Tia
Bssskssridgs IN The 3ssosd aa'
ns2ss in the Third vill not be-,
| sssisss opposition fnr tie nomias
sisa- Rogers il The Fourth will b
opposed bsfses the sosvsaties, %,
| . sssoag sGset vill BE- naas 10 q
| ssrs Tie member for The sassss. o.,
4 Tie distr;st, Which hss had ~ rep
ssssatstivs sines Jsdgs Wilshir,
sssvsa, sad b wss not dsnocra,
Hsa- T. r. Watson Of Benton i
nsatisned a. . probable opposen'
Of Col. Peel. In the FIRST distric
there will be several candidates.
A We observed in the outset
1883 will Be a. interesting politica
yssr in Artsnsas.-( Arkansas Ga
xeffs.
"Nsny frieRda Of Judge ". II
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